Turning an Office PC into a GAMING PC - How to Build GUIDE (Lenovo IdeaCentre / Dell Optiplex)
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Video Description
In this video I'll be turning an old Office Desktop PC into a fully-fledged GAMING PC. This time I'll be converting a Lenovo ThinkCentre 510S into a Gaming Computer. Lenovo isn't as bad as Dell in terms of proprietary garbage, so let's see how it goes! :D !BUY THE PARTS HERE!: 500W Power Supply: https://amzn.to/4hw3yFm 16GB DDR4 RAM: https://amzn.to/3PV5Vpn 24-Pin to 10-Pin Adapter: https://amzn.to/4hdjHjm USB 3.0 to Internal USB 3.0 Adapter: https://amzn.to/3EgmtFR Thermal Paste: https://amzn.to/3CvKSqv Chapters: 0:00 Turning an Office PC into a GAMING Computer 0:25 What parts do you need? 2:29 Salvaging parts from the Office PC 7:12 Adding parts to the Motherboard 8:39 Preparing the Case (+ Cable Management) 10:15 BUILDING THE PC 16:22 Inserting the GPU (+ Finishing Touches) 17:15 Testing + Troubleshooting 18:59 GAMING PERFORMANCE 20:42 Conclusion / End Result 21:45 SIKRIT ;))
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